Appearance
Whitepowder
Source
Micromonosporaspp.
pH
6.0-7.0
GentamicinX2sulfateisoneofseveraldifferentcomponentsfoundinstandardgradegentamicin.GentamicinA,gentamicinB,gentamicinX2,andothersareconsidered“minorcomponents,”havelittleantimicrobialproperties,andaccountforapproximately20%ofstandardgradegentamicin.ThemajorcomponentsofgentamicinaremembersofthegentamicinCcomplexwhichaccountforupto80%ofstandardgradegentamicinandpossesshigherantimicrobialproperties.Theminorgentamicincomponents(A,B,X2,etc)containhydroxygroupsinthe3’and4’positionsofthepurpurosamine(2-amino-hexose)ring.ThegentamicinCcomplexdoesnothavehydroxygroupsattheselocations.Thisstructuraldifferenceisthoughttoaccountforthedifferenceinantimicrobialactivitybetweentheminor(gentamicinsA,B,X2,etc..)andthegentamicinCcomplex.GentamicinX2sulfate,EvoPure®is ≥98.0%gentamicinX2.
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Huangetal.usedgentamicinAsulfate,EvoPure® andgentamicinX2sulfate,EvoPure®tostudyenzymaticconversionofgentamicinA2toothergentamicincongeners. "DelineatingtheBiosynthesisofGentamicinX2,theCommonPrecursoroftheGentamicinCAntibioticComplex."
36889-17-5
C19H38N4O10 ·xH2SO4(lotspecific)
482.52g/mol(Freebase)
Aminoglycosidestargetthe30SribosomalsubunitresultinginaninABIlitytoreadmRNAultimatelyproducingafaultyornonexistentprotein.
-20°C
2941.90.1010
Gentamicinisabroadspectrumantibiotictargetingawidevarietyofgrampositiveandgramnegativebacteria.
Whitepowder
Micromonosporaspp.
6.0-7.0